SF News New Leaf Closing for Good In October After 35 years of providing mental health, substance abuse, and senior services to the LGBT community, HIV/AIDS patients and beyond, New Leaf announced it will close its doors by the middle of
SF News Power Outage In the Broderick / Post Street Area "Traffic signals are out due to power outage in the Broderick / Post Street area. To avoid traffic congestion, avoid the area until 1 p.m.," alerts AlertSF. So, there you have it.
SF News Police Chief to Announce Arrests In German Tourist Shooting Death SFPD Chief George Gascon will announce today the identities and arrests of the suspects in the fatal Union Square shooting of German tourist Mechthild Schroeer, reports BCN (via SF Appeal). "We believe very
SF News Newsom Announces City's Toyota Prius Partnership With Wild Gesticulation In front of City Hall at a "green vehicle showcase," Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced a partnership between San Francisco and Toyota to advertise their Prius plug-in hybrids. And, as with anything carrying
SF News Day Around the Bay Happy ending for victim of Duboce Park attack and his dog; police still seeking assailant. [SF Appeal] Behold the Stanley Kubrick Elder Care Facility. [The Tenderloin Geographic Society] Women's Building to hold pie
Arts & Entertainment SFist Seeks Music Writers SFist seeks aurally-inclined, open-minded, and talented souls to steer our music voice. We are looking for writers with a strong interest in the local, national and worldwide (but mostly local) music/club scene.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: SF Timelapse SF Timelapse from 1 on Vimeo. Pretty timelapse footage from Dolores Park, Skyline, Corona Heights, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Video by Vemo user 1 (Garbage Style).
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Dining With Children Former SFist writer Mary Ladd just wrote this wildly helpful article about taking your little blessings to restaurants. Her thorough recommendations? Pick a noisy place, take the monster(s) outside if they act
SF News Couple Brutally Attacked, Mugged While Visiting Coit Tower Following a German tourist's fatal shooting near Union Square, another set of tourists faced danger while visiting a local hot spot. The Ex's Mike Aldax speaks: "A couple spending their second date at
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Greedy Groupon Subscribers Lead to Marina Cupcake Drama Cupcakes, online coupons, bad Yelp reviews, the Marina -- this story has something irksome for everybody. According to a tipster, a recent group of people "flocked" to a Marina cupcake store to redeem
Arts & Entertainment Vigil Tonight for German Cyclist Killed at Masonic & Turk A candlelight walk and community vigil will be held to honor slain (if you will) cyclist Yannick Linke (Nils Linke) who was killed by an allegedly intoxicated motorist on Masonic last week. Tonight's
misc 7 Reasons to Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
SF News Firefighters Battle Flames, Tarantulas As firefighters tame flames in a 375-acre wildfire burning in Mount Diablo State Park near Curry Canyon, they are also dealing with tarantulas. (Oh dear!) The firefighters, it seems, "also had to deal
SF News 5 Hurt, 2 In Critical Condition After SUV Crash Two people remain the hospital this morning in critical condition after yesterday's "out-of-control sport utility vehicle" crashed into a bus shelter in Visitacion Valley. If you recall, over at San Bruno and Arleta
SF News Day Around the Bay Court of Appeal rules Michela Alioto-Pier ineligible to run for third term. [Fog City Journal] Why is Leeland Yee blocking the traffic camera at Market-Octavia intersection? [SFBG] Gays no longer on par with
misc What's Going On Here, Dog Days of Summer? Nick Fisher snapped this excellent shot of two pooches in heat.
SF News Why Did Facebook Yank Marijuana Ads? Although Facebook claims to have removed the pro-marijuana legalization ads so users wouldn't, you know, get baked, public health might not be the real reason. (Shocking.) As Valleywag reports, Facebook, quite possibly, wanted
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Michael Mina, 9/11, Short Rib Sandwich A daily review of local food-related musings. Inside Scoop talks about chefs who twitter and the ones that follow them. Tyler Florence, whose initial foray into the world 140 character or less was
Arts & Entertainment Litquake 2010: Winona Ryder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Patti Smith The lineup for this year's Litquake, San Francisco's tribute to the written word, looks like a smashing one. Why? Because it vboasts a special appearance by a very special cinematic legend and infamous
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ike's NOT Closing Today Although The Bay Citizen, The Chronicle, and other outlets have reported that that sandwich shop in the Castro (the one that loves unwarranted media attention almost as much as making tasty food) is
SF News Excessive Heat Advisory Issued With temperature the Bay Area expected to reach the mid 90s to around 100 near, an excessive heat advisory has been issued. This affects the very young and very old, so head for
Arts & Entertainment SFist Style: A Week of Fashion Dedicated to Men Many men of San Francisco, if we may shove a sweeping generalization down your throat for lunch, like to dress down. Self-consciously so. And it's worrisome. Fine, we do that as well. But
SF News Car Rams Into Visitacion Valley Bus Shelter A little after 9:30 this morning, a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter in Visitacion Valley at San Bruno and Arleta Avenue. CBS 5 reports, "Four Five people were hurt, and three
